Yumdda

In this Korean name, the family name is Yeom.
Yumdda
Birth nameYeom Hyeon-soo
Born (1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 40)
OriginUlsan, South Korea
GenresHip-hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • TV host
Years active2006-present
LabelsDaytona Entertainment
Yumdda
Hangul
염현수
Revised RomanizationYeom Hyeon-su
McCune–ReischauerYŏm Hyŏnsu

Yeom Hyeon-su (Korean: 염현수; born April 20, 1984),[1] better known as Yumdda (Korean: 염따), is a South Korean rapper and former VJ for MTV Korea.[2][3]

On November 25, 2020, he and former Illionaire Records artist The Quiett established their new record label Daytona Entertainment, after the closure of Illionaire Records.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
Breathe (살아숨셔)
  • Released: February 18, 2016
  • Label: Stoneship
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
Mina
  • Released: July 6, 2017
  • Label: Yumdda
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 87
Breathe 2 (살아숨셔 2)
  • Released: January 9, 2019
  • Label: Yumdda
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[5]
"Don't Call Me" (돈 Call Me)

prod. by BRLLNT

2019 43 Non-album single
"Forever 84"
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		94 Dingo x Damoim (Part 1)
"I'mma Do" (아마두)
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett,
feat. Woo Won-jae, Kim Hyo-eun, Nucksal, Huckleberry P 		2 Dingo x Damoim (Part 2)
"Amanda"
feat. Simon Dominic 		59 Non-album single
"J2B" (중2병)
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		63 Dingo x Damoim (Part 3)
"Run Damoim" (달려)
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		2020 54 Dingo x Damoim (Part 4)
(좋아한다니까) 74 Non-album single

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2021 High School Rapper 4 Mentor
Show Me the Money 10 Producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Korean Hip-hop Awards Artist of the Year — Won [6]
Collaboration of the Year "I'mma Do"
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		Won [6]
Hip Hop Track of the Year "Don't Call Me" Nominated [7]
Korean Music Awards Best Hip Hop Song Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ "염따, "집이 좁아터져서 집을 Flex 했지"…티셔츠로 '21억' 벌고 이사". Top Star News (in Korean). 2019-12-02. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. ^ "데뷔 13년만에 뜬 '염따'…무명 래퍼의 반란". Dong A Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-12-19. Archived from the original on 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. ^ Choi, Jangmin (2012-01-27). "Korean Rapper Yumdda Raises The Bar On Face Projections". Vice. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ @daytona.ent (November 25, 2020). "Daytona Entertainment, founded by The Quiett and Yumdda" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ a b "Gaon Music Chart - 염따". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. ^ a b "'2020 한국힙합어워즈', 수상 명단 공개...'올해의 아티스트'는 염따". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  7. ^ "후보 소개". Korean Hip-hop Awards 2020 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  8. ^ "Nominees". 2020 Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-06.